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David O. Barbe, MD, former AMA president, to lead the World Medical Association

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the appointment of David O. Barbe, MD, MHA, newly inaugurated president of the World Medical Association (WMA).

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David O. Barbe, MD, MHA, presidential inauguration speech to WMA

View the Presidential Inaugural Address from the David O. Barbe, MD, MHA.

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The assault on physicians and science must end

We will not allow political intimidation and fear-driven rhetoric to undermine the hard-won patient trust so critical to beating COVID-19.

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We must be able to trust the FDA vaccine approval process

Confidence in the regulatory review of a COVID-19 vaccine are critically important to broad uptake of the vaccine by the public.

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Why we are acting to protect free and open communication with patients

Learn why the AMA is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a regulation that clearly violates core tenets of medical ethics.

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Despite advances, gender disparities persist in medicine

During Women in Medicine Month, we measure how far we have traveled toward gender equality in medicine—and yet how distant that destination remains.

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Marking the tragic milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths

Each death is an irreplaceable loss, and we can’t grow numb to the suffering. We must renew our efforts to prevent further infections and deaths.

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Now’s the time to have a difficult talk about physician suicide

Physicians have one of the highest rates of suicide of any profession. We can prevent these tragic deaths, and a key step is to change the way we talk about them.

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Words and actions that erode trust in the CDC hurt us all

Risking the credibility of institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is beyond unacceptable—it is unconscionable.

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